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School Health Services Program Manual - General Information - Colorado Department Of Education - Department Of Health Care Policy Page 5

School Health Services Program Manual Section 1

1.3 Overview of Covered Services

School health services include the following services:

 Physician

 Nursing

 Personal Care

 Psychology, Counseling and Social Work

 Orientation and Mobility

 Speech, Language and Hearing

 Occupational Therapy

 Physical Therapy

 Specialized Transportation

 TCM

1.4 Service Expectations and Requirements

School health services may be performed in the school, at the student’s home, or at

another site in the community by a Qualified Personnel or a Qualified Health Care

Professional. A Qualified Personnel is an individual who meets the Colorado Department

of Education (CDE) recognized certification, licensing, registration or other comparable

requirements of the profession in which they practice.

A Qualified Health Care Professional is an individual who is registered, certified or

licensed by the

Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)

as a health care

professional and who acts within the profession’s scope of practice. In the absence of

state regulations, a qualified health care professional must be registered or certified by

the relevant national professional health organization and must be allowed to practice if

the provider is qualified per state law.

Refer to Appendix A.2 for provider qualifications and credentials associated with each

type of service.

In order to claim for a school health service, the district must ensure that the service is

prescribed in the student’s IEP or IFSP covering the date of service and includes the

following level of detail for each service:

 Authorization by a physician or licensed practitioner of the healing arts

(updated annually)

 Service Location

 Amount, Frequency and Duration

 Annual Goals and Short-Term Objectives

 Progress Reports

 TCM Care Plan - for TCM Services

 Health Plan - for Nursing Services

 Specialized Transportation Designation - for Transportation Services

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